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J. C. GARROTT.

FLOOR SGRUBBING MACHINE.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

JosErH c. e-AEEOTT, or BRooKLYN, NEW Youn.

FLOOR-SCRUBBING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 282,713, dated August'7, 1883.

Application filed October 6,1882.

To @ZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, JosErn C. GARROTT, oBrooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Floor-Scrubbing Machines, of which the-following isafull, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a hoor-scrubbing machine, to bemoved over the fioor by hand, which will scrub the iloor and wipe ortake up the dirty water from the floor and deposit it in a receptacleattached to the machine'for that purpose.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of my new and improvedscrubbing-machine, and Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

The side bars, A A, and end cross-bar, B,

' constitute the frame of the machine. C O are the drive-wheels securedto the cranklshaft D, j ournaled in the side bars, A A.

To the crank d ofthe shaft D is attached the pitman D', which connectsthe shaft D with the scrubbing-brush E, which rests on the door and runsbetween the guide-bars C Q', which are secured to the side bars, A A, infront of the crank-shaft D, by the downwardly-projecting arms h h. Inrear of the shaft D is journaled on the pintle J the intermediate doublecogwheel K, (consisting of wheel fand larger cogwheel f,) through whichthe proper rotary motion is communicated from the shaft D to thewiper-wheel L, which is journaled in the .downwardly-projecting arms a.a of the frame,

the cog-wheel F of the shaft D meshing with the cog-wheel f of thedouble cog-wheel, and the cog-wheel f thereof meshing with the cog-Wheel M on the shaft b of the wiper-wheel, as shown. with the radialrubber wings c, and is held by the arms a a so near the floor that thesewings, as the wiper-wheel revolves, come in contact with the floor andwipe the water, dirt, &c. off from the floor, and move it back. over.the lip and swell e', into the receptacle N, which is attached to theside bars, A A, and carried near the iioor forthat purpose.

O is an endless. wiping-apron running in rear of and over the receptacleN. This apron The wiper-wheel L is provided (No model.)

is covered with sponges or other similar material for wiping up andabsorbing the water from the floor, and is held in contact with thefloor by the roller I), journaled in the arms d d, and the apron iscaused to travel by the roller Q, journaled in the bars A A, over thereceptacle N, and is revolved by the belt It, passing over the pulley S,attached to the shaft D, and the pulley S, attached t'o the shaft q ofthe roller Q.

Q. is a roller journaled in the side bars, A A, just in front of theroller Q, for squeezing the apron O above the receptacle N, for freeingit from the water, Src., which -it has taken up into 'the receptacle, asindicated in T T are the handles by which the machine is shoved over thefloor, and U U are small wheels or casters journaled to the legsV V forfacili- 7o tating the movement and easy operation of wipes up andabsorbs the remaining waterl from the door or surface and deposits it inthe receptacle N, thus leaving the floor clean and comparatively dry. .Iust in rear of the lip e of the receiver N is formed the swell orenlargement c', above mentioned, over which the water, dirt, Src., isthrown by the wheel L, and which thus serves as a dam for keeping thedirt, Src., in the receiver.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patenty 1.y The combination, in a scrubbing-machine, of thebrush E, wiper-wheel L, wipingapron O, receptacle N, and means foroperating the parts, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the receptacle N, having an opening in theupper end of its back, and swell c', of the rollers P Q, apron IOO O,provided with Sponges, and leading over' the receptacle, andpressure-roller O, substantially as described, Aand, for the purpose Pand Q Q', the roller Qbelng revolved by the set forth' belt R, passingover the pulleys vS S', substan- 3. The scrubbing-machine herein shownand tially as set forth. described, consisting of the reciprocatingJOSEPH C. GARROTT. 5 brush E, crankshaft D, drive-Wheels C C, in-Witnesses:

terniedialtc double gear-Wheel, K, Wiper-Wheel H. A. WEST, L, receptacleN,A wiping-apron O, and rollers C. SEDGWICK.

